Doing It Right the First Time: A Short Guide to Learning From Your Most Memorable Errors, Mistakes, and Blunders - Couverture souple

Nierenberg, Gerard I.

 
9780471148890: Doing It Right the First Time: A Short Guide to Learning From Your Most Memorable Errors, Mistakes, and Blunders
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ISBN 10 : 047114889X ISBN 13 : 9780471148890
Editeur : Wiley, 1996

Synopsis

The ultimate guide to identifying and reducing mishaps--both atwork and in life

Your mistakes need not be a fact of life. We can all learn to makefewer of them. In Do It Right the First Time, world renownedpersonal improvement guru Gerard Nierenberg shows us just how wecan reduce the number of errors we make--both in and out of lifeand the workplace. Nierenberg's Error Awareness System teaches ushow to increase our sensitivity and cut down on the errors wemake--and guard against those made by others that affect us. Heshows us how to identify the causes of our errors, how to deal withthem--and most importantly--how to prevent them from recurring.Packed with real-life examples, discussion questions, checklists, and helpful exercises, Do It Right the First Time covers:
* Ways to reduce errors in critical thinking and judgment
* Improving memory
* Recognizing patterns in error
* How managers and supervisors can reduce errors--awareness andaction, effective feedback, quality control, with no shame, noblame
* Concentration and accuracy--focusing on the job at hand
* Clerical errors and what they cost--understanding transportation, omission, insertion, repetition, substitution
* How to turn mistakes into benefits

For all professionals, academics, and businesspeople, includingmanagers, supervisors, and anyone who simply wants to reduce thenumber of errors in his or her life, this unique book isindispensable.

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À propos de l?auteur

GERARD I. NIERENBERG, whom Forbes dubbed "The Father of Negotiating Training," and The Wall Street Journal referred to as one of the "Eight Wise Men," is the author of over 20 books--translated into 20 languages--about negotiation and improving interpersonal skills, including the multimillion bestseller How to Read a Person Like a Book.

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Éditeur
Wiley
Date d'édition
1996
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
047114889X
ISBN 13 
9780471148890
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
324
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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